Kien Giang (VNA) – Vietnam’s southern province of Kien Giang andCambodia’s Kep province have agreed to boost cooperation in 2019 and thefollowing years, striving to implement well agreements and treaties signed bythe two countries’ States, Governments, ministries and departments.

At a recent conference to review the bilateral cooperation, the two localitiespledged to strengthen coordination to protect security and order at sea, whileraising public awareness of abiding by regulations in border and marine areas.

The two sides discussed measures to address incidents based on the bilateralsolidarity, friendship and mutual respect, as well as jointly work to keep securityand order, prevent crimes on the sea border lines and subversive activities ofhostile forces.

They will also collaborate in the search and repatriation of remains ofVietnamese fallen soldiers and experts in the wartime in Cambodia. 

The two provinces agreed to step up all-around cooperation in trade, economy,tourism, culture, sports, health care and people-to-people exchanges.

Trade between KienGiang and Cambodian bordering localities, including Kep, reached over 257million USD in 2017-2018.

Kien Giang has stepped up tourism connection with Cambodia’s southwesterncoastal provinces, while Kep province has opened tours for holidaymakers tovisit the Mekong Delta province of Vietnam.

In 2017-2018, more than 7,600 Cambodian tourists visited Kien Giang via HaTien-Preak Chak and Giang Thanh-Ton Hon border gates. Meanwhile, 107,500Vietnamese visited Cambodia via the two gates.

The health sector of Kien Giang provided medical check-ups and treatment forover 100 patients in Kep as well as offered free medicines and relief for 400poor people in the Cambodian province./.